Brush for hair-tinting.



E. G. HELM.

BRUSH FOR HAIR TINTING. PLIOATION IILED MAR 30,1909

Patnted June 14,1910.

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EDITH GERRY HELM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRUSH FOR HAIR-TINTING.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Application filed March 30, 1909. Serial No. 486,771.

I brush, attachable to any common comb.

- is a top plan view A further object of my invention is to provide a brush with an absorbent back adapted to carry the dye.

The foregoing and other features of my invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawin forming part of this specification, in whic I have represented my brush embodying the im provements in the preferred form, after which I shall point out more particularly in the claims those features which I believe to be new and of my own invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which similar characters of reference indi: cate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a view of mybrush attached to a common comb. Fig. 2 shows another view of same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the preferred form. Fig. 4 is a plan view of same.

Fig. 5 is a lan view showin a modification of my brush, looking at the ristles. Fig. 6

showing the top provided with holes.

In the drawings I provide a metal frame 1 with s ring ends 2 bent over on themselves and ada ted to en age the ends of a comb 3. The ame 1 is ent into a yoke as at 4 provided with any well known means of securing the bristles 5. In between the bristles 5 I provide-an absorbent material 6 such as felt or wicking. The top is covered with a metal casing 7 provided with holes 8 to allow the dye to be absorbed by the absorbent material 6.

It will be readily understood that the bristles can be adjusted with respect to the teeth of the comb.

The brush is dipped into the dye or liquid and the absorbent is saturated. The brush can then be quickly placed on the comb and is ready for use. The parting of the hair while combin contact with t e bristles of the brush which are covered with the dye and an even amount of the liquid comes in contact with the hair.

If desired the brush may be duplicated and placed on both sides shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

causes each hair to come in of the comb, as.

I am aware that prior to my invention 7 combination combs and brushes have been made. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly, but,

I claim.

1. A brush provided with aback consisting of a stri of metal bent into a yoke, rows of brist es adapted to be held in said yoke, and an absorbent material in between the bristles.

2. In a brush of the character described in combination, a back consisting'of a strip of metal provided on each end with s rin clips, rows of bristles held by said bac an an absorbent material between the bristles.

This specification signed and witnessed in 911 Flat-Iron Building, New York city.

EDITH GERRY HELM. 

